ODU chief operating officer David Harnage presented the outline of a comprehensive plan to the Board of Visitors Monday that included a proposal for a new stadium to be located on the west side of campus, just blocks from the Elizabeth River, the Virginian-Pilot reported.

Foreman Field, the Monarchs' home since the program was resurrected in 2009, was deemed not suitable for the renovation and expansion necessary for the move to C-USA and the Football Bowl Subdivision, the Pilot reported.

ODU's new stadium was proposed for an area near the corner of 48th Street and Powhatan Avenue, the site of what's now a student apartment complex dating back to the 1970s and '80s.

School officials have said that the plan is only preliminary and could change in the coming months. Details aren't ironed out, including costs and funding.

Again, ODU's fellow conference schools provide some indications. Florida Atlantic's stadium cost $70 million and took a little more than a year to complete. North Texas' stadium cost $79 million and was completed in 20 months. Both programs are beginning their third season in their new homes.

Charlotte's new facility was completed in 16 months and cost approximately $45 million. The 49ers held scrimmages there last November, as well as the spring game, and will host their first game Aug. 31 versus Campbell. The projected pricetag to expand to 40,000 seats, with lights, suites and all of the requisite amenities, is another $95 million.

North Texas paid for its stadium with a combination of private fundraising and student fees, as well as a naming rights deal with an Austin-based Internet and tech service provider. Students approved a fee of $10 per semester credit hour back in 2008.

Florida Atlantic also used a combination of student fees, private money and naming rights. In addition, FAU entered into a multi-million dollar developmental rights deal with a company for the rights to build campus housing.

At Charlotte, the stadium Board of Trustees approved had a finance plan in December 2009 that included borrowing $40.5 million in state-issued bonds. Two months later, the university system's Board of Governors also approved a student fee increase: $120 annually toward construction debt; a separate fee that begins at $50 and increases annually up to $200 pays for operating expenses.

Charlotte's facility is named Jerry Richardson Stadium, after the Carolina Panthers' owner and multi-millionaire businessman donated $10 million to the football program in June. That was on top of donations that he and former Bank of America CEO Hugh McColl made that prompted school officials to name the playing field McColl-Richardson Field.

Old Dominion spent $24.9 million to upgrade Foreman Field, mostly for the field and Ainslie Football Complex — suites, parking and locker rooms in the south end zone. But its location, foundation and age — built in 1936 — made it more costly to fortify and expand than to construct new, the Pilot reported.

The proposal recommended that the old structure of Foreman Field be torn down to make way, in part, for student housing for those displaced by other construction, such as the new stadium, the Pilot also reported. The field and Ainslie Complex will remain and be used for other purposes.

Football infrastructure is only one component of ODU's campus master plan, which addresses every building and program and attempts to provide direction and organization for at least the next decade. The school's last comprehensive plan was conducted in 1995.

Harnage, who also oversaw master plans at James Madison, Longwood and Towson, is expected to meet with campus and community leaders and Norfolk city officials in the coming days to discuss details and get feedback.